Four people were killed and two others were injured after a train ploughed into a car at a level crossing in Jashore’s Abhaynagar on Friday afternoon.
The car was headed for the Jashore-Khulna Highway when Khulna-bound Mahananda Express crushed into it near Bhairab Bridge at Nawapara, reports bdnews24.com citing police.
The victims, all passengers of the car, came to Abhaynagar from Narail to see a doctor, said local police chief Tajul Islam.
They were “Hirok”, his friend “Ashraful”, the wife of one of the two men, and a 7-year-old girl. OC Tajul said the police contacted the authorities in Narail for more details.
Two people died on the spot while three others were injured, Tajul said.
The girl died at the Abhaynagar Upazila Health Complex while another victim succumbed to the injuries at the Khulna Medical College Hospital.